Yes, good point. One positive thing is that the significance of XMRV could be clearer in a relatively short timeframe, because the discovery is specific relating to a retrovirus, so others can verify/falsify the findings. Existing retro-viral drugs can be testing straight away, but perhaps there is a one-in-then chance of that approach getting lucky. Perhaps we might have a feel for which direction this is heading in six months. I wouldn't expect a cure in a few years, but I feel during the coming months there will be a new level of research energy going on, and I expect the occaisional offical update perhaps more than once in the next twelve months. I remain hopeful on this one, it was such a nice weekend when the news broke, it was every sufferers dream to have such a definitive moment...
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Yes, good point. One positive thing is that the significance of XMRV could be clearer in a relatively short timeframe, because the discovery is specific relating to a retrovirus, so others can verify/falsify the findings. Existing retro-viral drugs can be testing straight away, but perhaps there is a one-in-then chance of that approach getting lucky. Perhaps we might have a feel for which direction this is heading in six months. I wouldn't expect a cure in a few years, but I feel during the coming months there will be a new level of research energy going on, and I expect the occaisional offical update perhaps more than once in the next twelve months. I remain hopeful on this one, it was such a nice weekend when the news broke, it was every sufferers dream to have such a definitive moment...
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